Licensing
To use the WebLogic Server software, you must have a valid license file installed on your system. BEA products use an XML-format file called
license.bea, which is created in the
BEA Home directory by the installation program and is used for all the BEA products
installed in that directory. At run time, your BEA software checks this file to determine which
product components you are authorized to use.
Note the following about the
license.bea file when you install WebLogic Server:
In an initial installation, a non-expiring development
license.bea file is created in the BEA
Home directory, allowing you to start using the software immediately. The development license is a full
license, enabling all component features of the installed product.
If a license.bea file
already exists in the BEA Home directory in which you are performing an installation, the installation
program automatically adds the development license included with your product distribution to this
existing license.bea file.
For more information about the developer license and other available license types, see Installing and Updating License Files in the BEA Products Installation Guide.
The following sections describe the available license packages:
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WebLogic Server 10.0 License Package Offerings
The licenses that are available for WebLogic Server 10.0 are described in the
following table. For information about adding licenses for these offerings to the
license.bea file, see
Installing and Updating License Files in the
BEA Products Installation Guide.
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Development Licenses |
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Product Offering |
Description |
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WebLogic 10.0 SDK |
Provides a complete development framework for WebLogic Server. |
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WebLogic 10.0 SDK, Pro Edition |
Provides a complete development framework for WebLogic Server, and includes support. |
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Production Licenses |
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Product Offering |
Description |
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WebLogic Server Premium Edition |
Provides full support for WebLogic Server functionality including the core Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) Version 5 features. WebLogic Server Premium Edition provides premium clustering, caching, and messaging. |
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WebLogic Server Advantage Edition |
Provides support for WebLogic Server functionality including the core Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) Version 5 features. |
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WebLogic Workgroup Edition |
Provides support for the same functionality enabled by the WebLogic Server Advantage Edition, but is limited to 20 concurrent users. |
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WebLogic Express Premium Edition |
WebLogic Express offers many services and APIs available with WebLogic Server, including WebLogic JDBC features, JavaServer Pages (JSP), servlets, Remote Method Invocation (RMI), and Web server functionality. WebLogic Express differs from WebLogic Server in that WebLogic Express does not provide Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), Java Message Services (JMS), Java EE CA, or the two-phase commit protocol for transactions. WebLogic Express Premium Edition includes premium clustering support. |
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WebLogic Express Base Edition |
Provides the WebLogic Express functionality as described above but does not include premium clustering support. |
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BEA JRockit 5.0 License Package Offerings
BEA JRockit 5.0 includes support for BEA JRockit Mission Control. To use the included JRockit Mission Control, you need to obtain a suitable license.
The licenses that are available for BEA JRockit Mission Control are described in the following table. For more information, or to download a developer license, see http://dev2dev.bea.com/jrockit/tools.html.
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Mission Control License Types |
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Developer license |
The Developer license is free and allows JRockit to run the tools for one hour. |
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Enterprise License |
The Enterprise license allows unlimited use of the tools. It is bound to an IP address. |
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ISV license |
The ISV License allows independent software vendors access to the Mission Control APIs and branding of the tools. |
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Installing License Files for WebLogic Platform 8.1 Products
For information about installing licenses for the following WebLogic Platform 8.1 products, see License Packages for WebLogic Platform 8.1 Product Offerings:
WebLogic Platform
WebLogic Server
WebLogic Portal
WebLogic Integration
WebLogic Server Process Edition
WebLogic Platform ISV Edition